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Severely obese people can reduce risk of atrial fibrillation with exercise

August 7, 2018 atrial, Can, exercise, fibrillation, obese, of, people, reduce, risk, Severely, with

Atrial fibrillation is an irregular and often rapid heart rate that can increase the risk of stroke, heart failure and

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Double time limit for embryo research say ethics experts

August 7, 2018 Double, embryo, Ethics, experts, for, Limit, research, Say, Time

In countries which already permit embryo research, there are no “compelling moral arguments” why the time limit for experimentation should

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Research breakthrough could mean an end to dry eyes

August 7, 2018 an, Breakthrough, Could, dry, end, Eyes, mean, research, to

Australian researchers have made an important breakthrough in understanding the composition of the tear film that protects our eyes, leading

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Patients who accepted infected kidneys cured of hepatitis C

August 7, 2018 accepted, C, cured, hepatitis, infected, kidneys, of, patients, Who

Some patients in desperate need of a kidney transplant participated in a bold experiment where they received organs infected with

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Created line of spinal cord neural stem cells shows diverse promise

August 7, 2018 cells, cord, Created, diverse, line, Neural, of, promise, shows, spinal, stem

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that they have successfully created spinal cord neural stem

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Bariatric surgery linked to significant reduction in microvascular complications of type 2 diabetes

August 6, 2018 2, Bariatric, complications, Diabetes, in, Linked, microvascular, of, Reduction, significant, surgery, to, type

Compared with usual care, bariatric surgery was associated with half the incidence of microvascular disease at 5 years for adults

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Reducing NOVA1 gene helps prevent tumor growth in most common type of lung cancer

August 6, 2018 cancer, common, gene, growth, helps, in, lung, Most, NOVA1, of, prevent, Reducing, tumor, type

Researchers have identified a gene that when inhibited or reduced, in turn, reduced or prevented human non-small cell lung cancer

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Increasing cost of insulin has serious health consequences

August 4, 2018 consequences, Cost, has, health, Increasing, insulin, of, serious

(HealthDay)—The increasing cost of insulin is potentially exposing those with diabetes to serious health consequences, according to an American Diabetes

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Scientists show that highly lethal viruses hijack cellular defences against cancer

August 4, 2018 against, cancer, cellular, defences, highly, hijack, lethal, Scientists, show, that, Viruses

Henipaviruses are among the deadliest viruses known to man and have no effective treatments. The viruses include Hendra, lethal to

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WHO warns over challenges of containing Ebola in DRC ‘war zone’

August 3, 2018 'war, challenges, Containing, DRC, Ebola, in, of, Over, warns, Who, zone'

Containing an Ebola outbreak in a “war zone” in the Democratic Republic of Congo is among the most difficult challenges

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